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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Labour force in Cook County

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 1 of 102 · Regions of Illinois Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · Cook County Illinois

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 18 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 2,784,839 +0.0% since 2024
Regions of Illinois · 2025 1 of 102 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +3.9% +0.2% a year on average
share of Illinois 42.3% Illinois: 6,587,613 · 2025
Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+3.9% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Cook County 2.8M
Illinois 6.6M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Cook County · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 2,784,839 · 2025
First value 2,601,521 · 1990
Highest 2,784,839 · 2025
Lowest 2,532,959 · 2005
Average change +0.2% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearCook CountyChange Illinois
2025 2,784,839 +0.0% 6.6M
2024 2,783,840 +2.6% 6.6M
2023 2,711,995 +0.3% 6.5M
2022 2,703,173 +2.3% 6.5M
2021 2,641,506 +0.6% 6.4M
2020 2,625,455 −2.5% 6.3M
2019 2,692,380 +0.1% 6.5M
2018 2,688,534 −0.7% 6.6M
2017 2,706,837 −0.9% 6.6M
2016 2,732,644 +2.0% 6.6M
2015 2,680,203 −0.1% 6.6M
2014 2,682,426 −0.6% 6.6M
2013 2,698,590 +0.9% 6.6M
2012 2,673,987 +1.7% 6.6M
2011 2,628,433 −0.1% 6.6M
2010 2,630,611 +2.1% 6.6M
2009 2,576,474 −0.7% 6.6M
2008 2,594,515 +0.3% 6.6M
2007 2,587,017 +1.7% 6.6M
2006 2,544,519 +0.5% 6.5M
2005 2,532,959 −0.9% 6.4M
2004 2,557,217 −0.8% 6.3M
2003 2,576,653 −1.7% 6.3M
2002 2,622,287 −3.3% 6.3M
2001 2,711,323 −1.1% 6.4M
2000 2,742,757 +0.4% 6.5M
1999 2,732,126 +2.0% 6.5M
1998 2,678,470 −0.3% 6.3M
1997 2,687,805 +0.6% 6.3M
1996 2,672,529 +0.4% 6.2M
1995 2,662,578 +0.4% 6.2M
1994 2,652,180 +0.6% 6.1M
1993 2,637,257 +0.5% 6.1M
1992 2,622,973 +1.4% 6M
1991 2,585,864 −0.6% 5.9M
1990 2,601,521 5.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Illinois

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
22 Adams County 32,602
99 Alexander County 2,297
69 Bond County 7,800
26 Boone County 26,357
94 Brown County 2,785
42 Bureau County 17,151
98 Calhoun County 2,347
68 Carroll County 7,955
80 Cass County 6,442
10 Champaign County 107K
46 Christian County 15,436
66 Clark County 8,099
77 Clay County 6,634
34 Clinton County 20,128
30 Coles County 24,145
1 Cook County 2.7M
58 Crawford County 9,654
84 Cumberland County 5,921
67 De Witt County 7,983
18 DeKalb County 54,876
56 Douglas County 10,177
2 DuPage County 518K
59 Edgar County 9,453
93 Edwards County 2,952
36 Effingham County 18,461
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.